Apparatus for curling hair

A one-piece apparatus for curling hair comprising first and second side portions and a connector portion, the first and second side portions secured together in a spaced apart relationship by the connector portion, said connector portion being positioned substantially centrally with respect to each side portion;

• wherein the one-piece apparatus is fabricated from resilient and thermally conductive silicone rubber, and wherein the connector portion is hollow and is defined by a substantially cylindrical wall extending between said first and second side portions and connected to both the said first and second side portions, and wherein the said connector portion has a length of not more than 20 mm and the said first and second side portions each have a width that is at least three times larger than the length of the said connector portion, and wherein the said first and second side portions and the substantially cylindrical wall of the said connector portion are of uniform thickness and resilience, one of the first and second side portions is substantially flat and the other of the first and second side portions is curved wherein the first side portion is configured such that it is provided with two fixed states:
• a first state in which the first side portion is convex in shape and bends away from the second plate;
• and a second fixed state in which the first side portion is concave in shape and folds over to cover both the connector portion and the second side portion;
• and the said one-piece apparatus is configured, by its resilience and thermal conductivity, to transfer heat from heater plates clamped around the said first and second side portions to hair that has been wound around the said connector portion.